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First Presidency Calls 8 New Mission Presidents to Serve in Peru, Fiji, Australia, and More

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From the United States to Australia and Peru to Fiji, learn more about the mission presidents called by the First Presidency to serve in these areas.

The following new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency. They will begin service in July.

Perú Lima East Mission

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Daniel Puerta Amato, 40, and Fernanda Schneider Amato, four children, Windermere Ward, Orlando Florida South Stake: Perú Lima East Mission, succeeding President John W. Boswell III and Sister Susan L. Boswell. Brother Amato is a former bishop, stake Young Men president, elders quorum president, stake Sunday School president, ward Young Men president, and missionary in the Texas Dallas Mission. Investor and sales leader, VisualCue. Born in Provo, Utah, to Homero Amato and Sandra Amato.

Sister Amato is a former stake and ward Primary president, ward Young Women president, and ward Young Women presidency counselor. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, to Fernando Schneider and Stella Schneider.

Australia Sydney South Mission

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Daniel James Bingham, 57, and Donna Jean Anderson Bingham, four children, Helena 3rd Ward, Helena Montana Stake: Australia Sydney South Mission, succeeding President Darrell K. Back and Sister Mary Ann Back. Brother Bingham serves as a stake president and is a former high councilor, ward Young Men president, seminary teacher, ward mission leader, and missionary in the Australia Melbourne Mission. Chief executive officer and president, Helena College University of Montana. Born in Eureka, California, to Vernon Ray Bingham and Anna Lois Echols Bingham.

Sister Bingham serves as a ward Young Women presidency counselor and is a former ward Young Women and Primary president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, and seminary teacher. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, to Lyman Peter Anderson and Dorene Chipman Anderson.

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